major

Meanings

Noun

• a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
• British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
• a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
  • "she is a linguistics major"
• the principal field of study of a student at a university
  • "her major is linguistics"

Verb

• have as one's principal field of study
  • "She is majoring in linguistics"

Adjective

• of greater importance or stature or rank
  • "a major artist"
  • "a major role"
  • "major highways"
• greater in scope or effect
  • "a major contribution"
  • "a major improvement"
  • "a major break with tradition"
  • "a major misunderstanding"
• greater in number or size or amount
  • "a major portion (a majority) of the population"
  • "Ursa Major"
  • "a major portion of the winnings"
• of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
  • "his major field was mathematics"
• of a scale or mode
  • "major scales"
  • "the key of D major"
• of greater seriousness or danger
  • "a major earthquake"
  • "a major hurricane"
  • "a major illness"
• of full legal age

Adjective Satellite

• of the elder of two boys with the same family name
  • "Jones major"

Synonyms

John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major

Antonyms

minor

Anagrams of major